Faculty & Staff

March 24, 2020

Hummingbird man

What makes hummingbirds so fascinating? We asked UW expert Alejandro Rico-Guevara.


March 10, 2020

For an informed public

The UW's Center for an Informed Public is a response to the rise in disinformation and erosion of trust in our most basic societal institutions.


December 4, 2019

Seeing himself in the science

Ecologist Christopher Schell believes that tapping into who he is as a person makes his research better.


December 3, 2019

Happy hints

Recommendations from social psychologist Tabitha Kirkland, whose research explores strategies that nurture our happiness.


November 24, 2019

Building the bones

Chip Lydum, ’84, parlayed a journalism job into a prominent role in Husky athletics.


Becoming a Husky

The University of Washington's admissions process is vetted and values-driven to produce a talented, diverse student body.


Legacy of ‘No-No Boy’

Decades ago, he built a foundation for Asian American literature; now, a UW professor is still protecting an alumnus’s classic novel.


September 2, 2019

Saving time

Benefits to daylight saving time? Let me shine some light on the ways it makes life better.


June 3, 2019

House Party

We partied like students with the winners of the 2019 Distinguished Teaching Awards.


A joyful privilege

Connie Kravas, who retires from the UW this summer, is one of the most vocal and successful advocates for higher education for all of Washington.


Energy’s new wave

Converting ocean waves into electricity poses challenges—and promise.


April 20, 2019

The ways we see

Professor Stephanie Fryberg draws on her own life to build support for Indigenous children


March 12, 2019

Abolished

How UW research convinced our state's highest court to toss out the death penalty.


December 7, 2018

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Thanks, Professor Banks

‘The Father of Multicultural Education’ is retiring after 50 years.


December 1, 2018

Powerhouses of poetry

Over the last half century, some of the greatest poets have come to the UW to perform their works.


November 30, 2018

Give Me 5: Michael Callahan

Michael Callahan rowed for UW from 1992-96, competed in the ’04 Olympics and has coached the men’s crew team since 2007.


October 10, 2018

Beyond the confines of campus

A faculty leader shares her view of the future.


October 4, 2018

Seattle’s public policy professor

Remembering scholar, civic leader and former dean Hubert Locke.


June 4, 2018

Best lesson ever

What if your class schedule put you in a room with all of this year's best teachers?


Rethinking drugs

Ingrid Walker wants to change the way media and government frame our perceptions about illicit drugs, and the people who use them.